Curing the poor : Dedicated to sustainable healthcare transformation
By Dr. Shuchin Bajaj Founder Director, Cygnus Hospitals Today as the world stresses on economic growth, globalisation and privatisation; a silent section of the society seems to slip through all…
Govt panel calls for lifting ban on retailing oxytocin
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved a proposal to amend the health ministry notification banning the retail sale of oxytocin in order “to ensure availability for human use”.…
All tuberculosis patients to get free medicines
NAGPUR: As part of the national target of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, the state public health department has now added a new scheme for eradication of the dreaded disease.…
UNAIDS calls for bold leadership to tackle HIV prevention crisis
Geneva: The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has urged countries to take bold action to address the HIV prevention crisis amid the ongoing 22nd International AIDS Conference in…
DISHA awaits guidelines from BN Srikrishna panel on data security
NEW DELHI: The health ministry may wait for the Justice BN Srikrishna committee to submit its recommendations on an all-encompassing data privacy law, before pushing a piece of legislation concerning…
Ayushman Bharat to cost Rs 5k cr this year
The government’s mega health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat — National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) may cost the exchequer around Rs 5,000 crore this year because of the time taken to…
Delhi: Private hospitals roped in for dialysis scheme
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has tied up with seven private hospitals for its free dialysis scheme. The hospitals — Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Punjabi Bagh, Park Hospital in Meera…
DCGI canceled the license for Diclofenac injection marketed by Novartis
With the raised concern by the Indian health ministry panel the license of Diclofenac injection sold by Novartis has been canceled by DCGI. The brand name of the Diclofenac painkiller…
Pilot launched to confirm 10 cr Modicare beneficiary families
New Delhi, The National Health Agency (NHA) on Friday said it has launched a pilot for the Beneficiary Identification System (BIS) for confirmation of 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families…
BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Maharashtra ‘reluctant’ to opt for Modicare: Official
NEW DELHI: In a setback to the Modi government’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS), two of the BJP-ruled states, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, have expressed “reluctance” to implement…
